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Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Concise Edition
Barbara Mackinnon
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Description for Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Concise Edition
Paperback. Presents the major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of contemporary moral debates. This title brings the debate with detailed discussions of timely moral topics such as same-sex marriage, structural racism, factory farming, pacifism, and global distributive justice. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 8E CONCISE presents the major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of contemporary moral debates. First, readers are introduced to such ethical subjects as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and deontology, natural law ethics, virtue ethics, non-Western paradigms, feminist ethics, and care ethics. Then, these and other ethical concepts provide the framework for in-depth discussions on moral dilemmas such as euthanasia, sexual morality, economic justice, animal ethics, war, violence, and globalization. Plus, this edition brings the debate up-to-date with detailed discussions of timely moral topics such as same-sex marriage, structural racism, factory farming, ... Read more
ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 8E CONCISE presents the major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of contemporary moral debates. First, readers are introduced to such ethical subjects as religion and global ethics, utilitarianism and deontology, natural law ethics, virtue ethics, non-Western paradigms, feminist ethics, and care ethics. Then, these and other ethical concepts provide the framework for in-depth discussions on moral dilemmas such as euthanasia, sexual morality, economic justice, animal ethics, war, violence, and globalization. Plus, this edition brings the debate up-to-date with detailed discussions of timely moral topics such as same-sex marriage, structural racism, factory farming, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Belmont, CA, United States
ISBN
9781305077508
SKU
V9781305077508
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About Barbara Mackinnon
Barbara MacKinnon is a professor emerita of philosophy at the University of San Francisco. During her 30 years of teaching, her instruction and writing focused primarily on the history of ethics and contemporary ethical issues. She enjoys reading widely, playing the piano, and traveling. Andrew Fiala is a professor of philosophy at Fresno State University and the director of the ... Read more
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